Debunking The Bush AWOL Story - From The Horse's Mouth

Brig. Gen. Turnipseed | February 6, 2004 | Hon

[BlessedAmerican]

Thank you for your replies and answering my concerns about Hon's post. In typical Freeper fashion, Hon you took the 'bull by the horns' and sought your own verification! Great work and I appreciate being enlightened. You are also right that I should have checked your posts and probably could have answered my own questions and will be careful to do that in the future. But carry on the great work....thx

[Mo1]

I guess it got legs again when such military giants such as Clark and Kerry began to banter it about.....

I'll bet Mike Moore's stupid comments helped Clark and Kerry in making their accusations ... the Dems have never been known for backing away from stepping into it with their fellow village idiots

[Tribune7]

I suspect you might be getting your fill of these but here's another one.

[Tribune7]

ping

[Hon]

Well, despite all of the plaudits being heaped upon me for simply making a phone call, it should be pointed out that I had gotten it ass-backwards in the earlier thread that led me to call the Brig. General.

I was working on the assumption that he was in the thrall of his whacky leftwing relative. So let's not get carried away.

But this has been a lesson to me and it should be to us all. That sometimes all you have to do is just ask. God knows the media won't. Not if it doesn't suit their story.

[AmericanVictory]

bump

[TruBluKentuckian]

I've been watching this unfold all day today and I have to say... fantastic job!!

This story has been really sticking in my craw the whole time and I hope this blows the lid off of it.

[Andy from Chapel Hill]

No, but I am glad I saved a copy to disc. I am not sure the George website is still functional.
Interesting article from a leftie mag, though...

[RightWingMama]

Good job. You took the initiative, called him and got some answers.

[Free Vulcan]

self-ping

[hoosiermama]

Do genealogy research. Birth certificates, marriage license etc.

[FReepaholic]

>>...Almost thought this was another one of those in a long line of stories about Kerry spouting off his mouth over the unfounded Bush was AWOL charge....<<

Nah, then the title would have read: "From the Horses Arse"

[The G Man]

Sounds like The Boston Globe SEXED UP their AWOL story.

Will the top brass at the Globe take the honorable way out like the suits at the BBC did?

[FreedomPoster]

Ping!

[notpoliticallycorewrecked]

I do recall that punishment being "provided" to one of the wayward members of my unit.

[FreedomPoster]

>>>>"A simple resource not taught to most journalists."

>>It's worse than that. They have called him. They aren't interested in what he has to say.

Totally unsurprising, if you've read Bernard Goldberg's "Bias" and "Arrogance". Which I highly recommend to all. Goldberg saw it all behind closed doors, when the presstitutes thought no one was watching who was going to tell.

If anyone makes a special purpose ping list for this issue, I want on it.

[Liberty Valance]

Thanks for your fantastic work on this issue. I'm always amazed at Freepers.

Best regards,
Liberty

W'04

[Robert A Cook PE]

I'm looking at a copy of Bush's 1973 carrear summary:

As of 1 Oct 73 it credits him with duty at these assignments:

"HD TR TexANG Per ANGR36-05, SO ANG-A 158, State of Texas AG Dept, Austin, Tx and transferred to ARPC (ORS), 3800 York St, denver, CO 80205 effective 2 October 1973. (DOS TexANG 1 Oct 73)."

That means he was satisfactorily discharged ( to inactive Reserve in Denver on 1 Oct 73 (start of the fiscal year), after duty in Tex Air National Gaurd Headqtrs, and officially credited duty for the Alabama Air National Guard: ANG-A 158!

Further: His Officer's Fitness Report (OER Form) for 1 May 72 to 30 Apr 73 from Texas credits him with a routine "Not Observed" default markings - exactly correct when an officer is serving, but not at the same continuous duty station as his commanding officer. The CO can't evaluate him, and the temporary station does NOT EVER issue OER's.

Hint: An Officer "AWOL" (or under any discipline!) does not get that kind of OER.

[onyx]

BTTT Thanks for the report.

[Robert A Cook PE]

Thank you for admitting that...

Though I hate at any time to be wrong, I appreciate your checking, and re-checking, your assumptions.